Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-08-13
TIKI RICHMOND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AUGUST 49, 1887

head, shoulders, aud arms OF young
woman hanging from a car-window,
and man went up and began strip
ping the rings from her dead fingers.
Some OF the passengers interlered and
made him desist.
sIoYr ICANT TESTIMONY BEFORE THE COR
oSRR's JURY.
CBATswoRTH, ILL.,, August 12.-At
the morning session of the coroner's
iury some decidedly significant testi-
mony was given. Timothy Coughlan,
section foreman here, testified that he
bad four men helping him on his
six ond half miles. He received or
ders on Wednesday to go over his Sec
ten and see that the bridges and track
were all right. Coughlan went to the
east end of the section and burned the
grass along the track for half a mile.
lie burned piece little over half
mile from the wreck, and put the fire
ont. He examined the bridge about 5
o'clock and found no smoke about it,
and otherwise it was all right. About
tlree weeks ago the grass under the
bridge had been cut away for ten feet
from the bridge timbers, and he had no
idea how the bridge could have caught
fire.
Christopher Ennis, road-mastsr for
the line from the State line to Peoria,
said he went over the road Wednesday
from Fsirbury to Gilman. He went over
the fatal bridge just before 4 o'clock in
the afternoon. He was on the rearend
Of car and saw that the bridge was all
right. There was no fire or smoke
about the bridge. Ennis said: Ny
opinion is that the bridge was set on
fire by somebody. My train was the
last train over before the special. nnd il
there was fire there the men would have
discovered it. The bridge could have
been burned in two or three hours.
about three years ago two attempts
were made to ditch the 10 o'clock pas
seneer train vt that bridge, and We kept
u wotchmsn there for six weeks. OBJ
structions were piled on the track. 1t
is very lonesome place, far from any
house.
STORIES AND INCIDENTS.
CHlTswORTu, August I2.-Stories
and incidents concerning the disaster
are coming to light as the excitement
in measure dies out. Robberies are
becoming known. Miller Patterson
when he left Wyoming, his home, car
rcd a silver watch and had about thir-
ty dollars in money after buying his
ticket. Only two dollars were found
on the body.
a man, apparently n tramp, about
fifty years of age, was caught i'll the act
of robbing corpse, and was spotted
thereafter by young man and made a
sneak for Piper City.
For three hours one woman was hang
ing out of q car-windoH'. her body life
less. She was caught by the thighs,
and it took about fifteen minutes tOeI-
tricate her Her legs were horribly
maDgled and the flesh was torn COM
ple.ely off.
One of the most ghoulish acts ever
recorded is going the rounds. A man
was getting ont OF the cars. Near hun
during the journey was = woman with
a firc gold watch and chain. She was
badly injured and cried with anguish
"Ol Sod help me ~ The man turned,
APPARENTLY to assist her, but instead
stopped over. grabbed the watch and
chain, and fled.
\ rescuing party who were among
the FIST to 90 through the wreck saw
watches, chains, and pocket-bOoks scat
tG,d around. Such of these as they
hso time they picked up and restored
to their owners.
Irain-wreckcrs are working both
ways at the wreck. but i. is almost GER
tam that they will not be able 70 get
the track cleared before tomorrow
night.
in the third coach from the engine
YVES a man with his wife and daughter.
Wien the wreck occurred he lost a
hand-satchel but afterwards fouad it,
but his pocket-book containing &Jj was
gone.
y new theory has been developed.
II is in effect that at the inquest an at
tempt will bs made to prove that there
was fire at that bridge on the afternoon
of the accident. Mr.. Dolphe, or " Old
Man" Dolph as he is known here, lives
northeast Of the wreck. His house ia
about quarter of milo from the
wreck, while his land comes right up
to the bridge. What it will be at
tempted to prove Ivy him is that during
thc afternoon he saw smoke rising Ill
the direction OF the bridge. knowing
how dry it was, and fearful lest his
oais-stubbles and shocks-should be
burned. he went to the place and found
frc ground the bridge. Mr.. II. Davis,
who lives a quarter of mile east, will
be called on to cOrroborate him.
THE IDENTIFIED DEAD.
CHATsV oETH, ILL, August l2.-The
list OF killed, 50 far as ascertained at II
o'clock, is as follows
AfPcOri0:
ADAMS. Miss Pearl.
Allen, Mrs. William.
andrews, Mrs. Pearl.
Bal, Mrs. William and daughter.
Hlandrin, MIS- and two children.
BRADY, j.
Breeze, Mrs S. Z.
Breeze, NJ.
EIess, Elizabeth.
Dahkle, Captain, harbormas.er CT
Peoria.
Dalke, Peter.
Peal, Mrs. James.
Deal, Ms. Fannie.
Eoty, Mrs. and daughter.
Edwards. Mrs. and two daughters.
french, Pearl.
Trench, William.
Gale, Mrs. Ada.
GarretSon, Mrs. v.
Cersten, Mrs.
Godel, i.
Godel, son Of Z. Codel.
kelly, Mrs.
kelly, Miss.
Mach, Elsie.
Malvow, Miss Maggie.
Mann, Mrs. IL. L.
McClintock, Edward.
McClintock, Eugene (engineer) and
daughter.
McEyoy, Mrs. Mary.
Miller, Mrs.
Morley, Miss.
Murphy, Mrs. John.
Murphy, Rosa.